276 fNovember. 



The Committee of Finance offered a resolution, Avhicli was 

 adopted, providing for the payment of a bill for the expenses 

 of printing, etc., of two hundred and fifty copies of the sec- 

 ond part of the Catalogue of the Library. 



On motion of Mr. Fraley, the presiding officer was empow- 

 ered to appoint, ad interim^ a Committee of seven members 

 to aid the Trustees of the building fund for the erection of a 

 fire-proof building, in obtaining subscriptions thereto. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, Novetnber 16, 1866. 



Present, twenty-five members. 



Judge Sharswood, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Dr. Jacob M. Da Costa, a recently elected member, was 

 introduced and took his seat. 



Letters were read from the Royal Society of London, 

 dated August 27, 1866 ; from the Secretary of the Smithso- 

 nian Institute, dated July 19, December 28, 1865, and Janu- 

 ary 27, 1866, severally acknowledging the receipt of publi- 

 cations of the Society. Also from the Librarian of the His- 

 torical Society of Pennsylvania, asking permission for that 

 Society to copy and publish the manuscript "Logan Papers," 

 now in possession of the Society. 



A letter from William B. Reed, dated November, 1866, 

 was read, resigning his membership in the Society ; which 

 resignation was accepted. 



A photograph likeness of Dr. Hugh L. Hodge was pre- 

 sented for the Album. 



Donations for the Library were announced as follows : 

 From the Imperial Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg ; 

 from the Royal Astronomical and the Royal Societies of 

 London ; from the Stonyhurst College Observatory ; from the 

 Kew Observatory ; from M. Sartorius, his notice of Studer's 



